On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:36:27 +0100, wrote:

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:08:20 +0100, The Wanderer
wrote:

On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:50:06 +0100, wrote:

Has anyone any experience of doing this.

I want to refill some Lexmark C530 ones.

are some supply co's better than others.


Hints and tips appreciated

Well, plenty do it, but the powder *is* carcinogenic.....

Apparently that's an old wives tale

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/12..._health_check/

Fraunhofer boffins: Laser printers safe after all
About as dangerous as making toast, seemingly

But it IS messy.

The dangers of reading what you want to read and not what is actually
written.....

The article is talking about the possibility of laser printers emitting
air-borne microscopic particles of dust, which might present a health
hazard to those who work in close proximity to the printer/copier. There
are other studies on the market that make the same point.

What it (conveniently) doesn't say is that the carbon black used in toners
*is* classified as a class 2B[1] carcinogen by the International Agency for
Research on Cancer.

Handling quantities of laser toner powder in a domestic (non-controlled)
environment, not bothering with a face mask, coz those are for wimps and
who'd think of using one anyway, spillage, contamination on hands, a
draught - work it out for yourself.

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The Wanderer

I have seen the truth - it doesn't make sense